Extremely loud and incredibly scouse: how Jamie Carragher conquered football punditry

The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

Society & Culture

4.3 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Football coverage no longer stops after the final whistle. And in this new era, the former Liverpool defender reigns supreme By Kieran Morris. Read by Felipe Pacheco. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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1:37.8	Extremely loud and incredibly scouse.
1:40.7	How Jamie Carriger conquered football punditry by Kieran Morris, read by Felipe Pacheco.
1:49.8	Jamie Carragher's legs were aching.
1:52.7	He'd been speaking to a Sky Sports cameraman for 25 minutes.
1:56.8	Usually, for a news interview, it's just ten, but today call for Sutton Moore.
2:02.2	Reports were coming out that Trent Alexander Arnold, who inherited Carragher's mantle as the local mainstay of Liverpool's defence,
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